diff --git a/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp b/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
index e7aaf18..f293cf0 100644
--- a/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
+++ b/VulkanHppGenerator.cpp
@@ -3445,6 +3445,9 @@ void VulkanHppGenerator::writeHandle(std::ostream & os, std::pair<std::string, H
       static const std::string templateString = R"(
   class ${className}
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = Vk${className};
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR ${className}()
       : m_${memberName}(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan.hpp b/vulkan/vulkan.hpp
index abf9191..1b1aa9e 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan.hpp
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan.hpp
@@ -11351,6 +11351,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class SurfaceKHR
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkSurfaceKHR;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR SurfaceKHR()
       : m_surfaceKHR(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11415,6 +11418,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DebugReportCallbackEXT
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDebugReportCallbackEXT;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DebugReportCallbackEXT()
       : m_debugReportCallbackEXT(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11479,6 +11485,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DebugUtilsMessengerEXT
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDebugUtilsMessengerEXT;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DebugUtilsMessengerEXT()
       : m_debugUtilsMessengerEXT(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11543,6 +11552,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DisplayKHR
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDisplayKHR;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DisplayKHR()
       : m_displayKHR(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11607,6 +11619,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class SwapchainKHR
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkSwapchainKHR;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR SwapchainKHR()
       : m_swapchainKHR(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11671,6 +11686,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Semaphore
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkSemaphore;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Semaphore()
       : m_semaphore(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11735,6 +11753,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Fence
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkFence;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Fence()
       : m_fence(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11799,6 +11820,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class QueryPool
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkQueryPool;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR QueryPool()
       : m_queryPool(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11863,6 +11887,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Buffer
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkBuffer;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Buffer()
       : m_buffer(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11927,6 +11954,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class PipelineLayout
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkPipelineLayout;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR PipelineLayout()
       : m_pipelineLayout(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -11991,6 +12021,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DescriptorSet
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDescriptorSet;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DescriptorSet()
       : m_descriptorSet(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12055,6 +12088,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Pipeline
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkPipeline;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Pipeline()
       : m_pipeline(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12119,6 +12155,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class ImageView
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkImageView;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR ImageView()
       : m_imageView(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12183,6 +12222,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Image
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkImage;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Image()
       : m_image(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12247,6 +12289,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class AccelerationStructureNV
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkAccelerationStructureNV;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR AccelerationStructureNV()
       : m_accelerationStructureNV(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12311,6 +12356,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DescriptorUpdateTemplate
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDescriptorUpdateTemplate;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DescriptorUpdateTemplate()
       : m_descriptorUpdateTemplate(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12376,6 +12424,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Event
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkEvent;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Event()
       : m_event(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12440,6 +12491,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class CommandBuffer
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkCommandBuffer;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR CommandBuffer()
       : m_commandBuffer(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -12958,6 +13012,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DeviceMemory
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDeviceMemory;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DeviceMemory()
       : m_deviceMemory(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13022,6 +13079,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class BufferView
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkBufferView;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR BufferView()
       : m_bufferView(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13086,6 +13146,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class CommandPool
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkCommandPool;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR CommandPool()
       : m_commandPool(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13150,6 +13213,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class PipelineCache
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkPipelineCache;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR PipelineCache()
       : m_pipelineCache(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13214,6 +13280,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DescriptorPool
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDescriptorPool;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DescriptorPool()
       : m_descriptorPool(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13278,6 +13347,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DescriptorSetLayout
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDescriptorSetLayout;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DescriptorSetLayout()
       : m_descriptorSetLayout(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13342,6 +13414,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Framebuffer
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkFramebuffer;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Framebuffer()
       : m_framebuffer(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13406,6 +13481,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class IndirectCommandsLayoutNVX
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkIndirectCommandsLayoutNVX;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR IndirectCommandsLayoutNVX()
       : m_indirectCommandsLayoutNVX(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13470,6 +13548,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class ObjectTableNVX
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkObjectTableNVX;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR ObjectTableNVX()
       : m_objectTableNVX(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13534,6 +13615,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class RenderPass
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkRenderPass;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR RenderPass()
       : m_renderPass(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13598,6 +13682,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Sampler
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkSampler;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Sampler()
       : m_sampler(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13662,6 +13749,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class SamplerYcbcrConversion
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkSamplerYcbcrConversion;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR SamplerYcbcrConversion()
       : m_samplerYcbcrConversion(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13727,6 +13817,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class ShaderModule
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkShaderModule;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR ShaderModule()
       : m_shaderModule(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13791,6 +13884,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class ValidationCacheEXT
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkValidationCacheEXT;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR ValidationCacheEXT()
       : m_validationCacheEXT(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -13855,6 +13951,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Queue
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkQueue;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Queue()
       : m_queue(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -14034,6 +14133,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Device
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDevice;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Device()
       : m_device(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -15637,6 +15739,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class DisplayModeKHR
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkDisplayModeKHR;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR DisplayModeKHR()
       : m_displayModeKHR(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -15706,6 +15811,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class PhysicalDevice
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkPhysicalDevice;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR PhysicalDevice()
       : m_physicalDevice(VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -16305,6 +16413,9 @@ namespace VULKAN_HPP_NAMESPACE
 
   class Instance
   {
+  public:
+    using CType = VkInstance;
+
   public:
     VULKAN_HPP_CONSTEXPR Instance()
       : m_instance(VK_NULL_HANDLE)